Early years organisations have broadly welcomed Government plans to extend financial support for parents using home-based childcare and other types of provision that have so far been unregistered.
The key to setting effective rules and limitations for young children is knowing what you can expect them to be able to follow most of the time, writes <B> Jennie Lindon </B>
Hilton Church Playgroup has been providing a balanced pre-school education for the village for nearly 40 years, providing this service when no alternatives were available. But we are now faced with...
Nurseries and childminders in England are fighting to survive, as new research suggests that just over four in 10 parents of under-fives are planning to return today, with many providers also...
The Early Years Sector-Endorsed Foundation Degree (EYSEFD) was launched in 2003 to raise standards and boost career prospects for all those working in early years. A survey carried out by the National...
Knowledge and understanding of the world is closer to home ground than the wider themes parents may expect their children to be learning about, says Penny Tassoni In some ways, knowledge and...
The nursery education grant currently funds each child at our pre-school for up to five sessions of two-and-a-half hours per week for 11 weeks per term - a total of 33 weeks a year. Yet a...